Atlanta, Fulton County battling over homelessness funding as cold snap moves in

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — On Thursday, Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens questioned Fulton County’s commitment to addressing homelessness across Atlanta.

“Fulton County is a partner we thought we could trust because this is local, we’re all part of this ecosystem,” Dickens said Thursday at a press event outside an affordable housing complex in southwest Atlanta.

Dickens said Fulton County is shirking its responsibility of paying $4.8 million annually as part of a 30-year agreement to address homelessness across Atlanta and Fulton County…

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